Syracuse, N.Y. -- ESPN's College GameDay started back in 2005 and the campus-to-campus basketball tour only gets more popular with each passing year.

GameDay's popularity figures to increase exponentially this season after ESPN announced a monster lineup for the 2013-14 season. The eight weekends of GameDay include some of college basketball's best rivalries (Michigan-Michigan State, North Carolina-Duke), a clash of recent national champs (Louisville-Connecticut), a good old-fashioned Philly battle at the Palestra (Temple-LaSalle) and what could be the biggest game of the 2013-14 -- Duke at Syracuse on Feb. 1 in front of what could be an NCAA record on-campus crowd.

Here is a game-by-game rundown of the 2013-14 ESPN College GameDay schedule:

Jan. 18: Temple vs. LaSalle and Louisville at Connecticut

For the second straight year, ESPN will go with a split site on GameDay for one weekend. This time, GameDay will begin in Philadelphia where Temple will play LaSalle at the Palestra. The game is at noon. The Palestra is one of college basketball's most iconic arenas and this game will conclude ESPN's "My Home Court'' week, which will celebrate college basketball's top venues.

Once the early GameDay show wraps up, the crew will head up to Storrs, Conn., for that night's broadcast followed by the Louisville-Connecticut game at 9 p.m. This will be the only year that Louisville plays in the new American Athletic Conference. Louisville is the defending national champion. Connecticut won the 2011 NCAA title.

Jan. 25: Michigan at Michigan State

This a great rivalry, featuring two terrific programs, but Michigan State had taken a few steps ahead of Michigan during Tom Izzo's tenure. The Spartans were regular Final Four participants and won the 2000 national title with Mateen Cleaves and Mo Peterson.

Now, however, Michigan is back. The Wolverines went to the last year's Final Four where they beat Syracuse in the semifinals before losing to Louisville in the championship game. John Beilein has leveled the playing field in this rivalry. The return of Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III should make things interesting again this year.

Feb. 1: Duke at Syracuse

How many storylines can one mid-season game have?

Syracuse enters the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. This will be the first meeting between the two schools as ACC foes. This will also be the first time that Syracuse and Duke will meet on campus. Every other meeting between the two has been on a neutral court.

Of the course, there are the coaches. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim are 1-2 on the NCAA's all-time wins list. In addition, K and Boeheim have been on each of the last two U.S. Olympic coaching staffs.

And then there's that possibility of moving the basketball court to the middle of the Carrier Dome. Even if the court stays in its usual spot, there will be an NCAA-record crowd on hand for this epic clash.

Feb. 8: Gonzaga at Memphis

Gonzaga is coming off one of the best seasons in school history. Regular seasons, that is. The Bulldogs took a 31-2 record into last year's NCAA tourney. But as a No. 1 seed, Gonzaga suffered a third-round loss to Wichita State. Still, Gonzaga's gone well beyond mid-major status and its visit to Memphis, which has Top 20 talent, should be a nice matchup.

Feb. 15: Florida at Kentucky

As a conference, the SEC is just so-so. But Kentucky and Florida represent two of the country's elite programs. And anytime the Gators visit Lexington, the follks in Rupp Arena get agitated. Billy Donovan vs. John Calipari is made for a good time.

This game will feature Kentucky's vaunted recruiting class against Florida's massive frontcourt.

Feb. 22: Arizona at Colorado or UCLA at Stanford

ESPN's going out West, but the network is holding off on a final decision for its GameDay location. The GameDay featured game will air at 9 p.m. (ET). The game not selected for the GameDay show will go into a 6 p.m. time slot.

Arizona is ranked No. 4 in ESPN.com college basketball writer Jason King's Top 25. If the Wildcats can maintain a Top 10 ranking, then expect the Arizona-Colorado game to get the prime-time nod.

Arizona's young frontcourt of sophomore Kaleb Tarczewski and incoming freshmen Aaron Gordon and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson might be one of the best in the country.

March 1: Kansas at Oklahoma State

Folks, this might be the best game on ESPN College GameDay's entire schedule.

Kansas will feature freshman phenom Andrew Wiggins, while Oklahoma State counters with Marcus Smart, who is perhaps the best returning player in all of college basketball.

This game will likely be for the Big 12's regular season title and could go a long way toward deciding a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

March 8: North Carolina at Duke

Doesn't it seem like this game is part of ESPN's College GameDay every year? Not that there's anything wrong with that. The Tar Heels and Blue Devils are annually two of the top teams in the nation and the schools' rivalry is second to none.

This season finale will be at Cameron Indoor Stadium and by the time March 8 rolls around we'll have an idea whether it will be incoming freshman Jabari Parker's last home game. Yes, he's that good.